Opening Hours 2024
MIDDLE MILL
Monday - Friday 10am - 5.30pm
Closed Weekends
Tearoom information:
Please note the tearoom will close at 4.30pm
Last orders are taken at 4.15pm
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ST DAVIDS
Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pmSunday 11am - 4pm
** The shop is closed for 30minutes for lunch**
Access & Mill Information Statement
Croseo, a warm welcome awaits you at our working woollen mill.
We understand that each person’s needs are different, and hope this access information makes your visit to our mill, tearoom and shop as enjoyable as possible.
We welcome all visitors to explore our mill, and our employees are there to offer you a warm, friendly welcome. We therefore ask that you are respectful and courteous to everyone who works at the mill.
When bringing small children to visit, we would appreciate it if they under adult supervision at all times and remember that the mill is a business not a playground.
The shop, tearoom and weaving shed are open 5 days a week all year round. In addition to this we open on a Saturday during July, August and September. However, there maybe times beyond our control when we are unable to open the mill. So we suggest checking the website or dropping us an email before you visit, especially if you're coming a long way, just to double check and be on the safe side.
Bringing your dog(s) to visit:
We love that you'd like to bring your dog(s) to visit us at the mill.
It goes without saying, but please only bring well behaved, toilet trained dogs to the mill.
We do keep cats at the mill to deter the rodent population. It is their home and so with this in mind, no matter how good your dog(s) are with cats, please make sure they are on a lead at all times during your visit. If they aren't you might be asked to leave.
There is water available outside by the shop entrance.
They are welcome into the shop on a lead.
If there are any breakages caused by your animal sadly you will have to pay for the damage.
The staff, if not too busy, are usually very keen to say hello to your dog(s) and offer them a doggie treat. Please let us know if your dog isn't able to have any treats.
Whilst we love for you to bring your dog(s) to the mill sadly, and for various reasons too long winded to explain, we don't have any bins for you to use. So if your dog(s) needs to do what they need to do, please take your doggy poo bags with you when you leave to dispose of elsewhere.
There can many dogs visiting at any one time. If it becomes too unruly, or the dog(s) are causing a disturbance please don't be offended but we may ask you to wait outside with them.
How to find us:
Road Directions:
You'll find us just outside the pretty village of Solva.
There is a brown tourist information sign from the A487 between Solva and St Davids.
There is another brown tourist information sign off the A487 between St Davids and Fishguard.
You can walk or drive up the valley from Lower Solva, turning by The Cambrian pub. It is approx. 1 mile. NB: This road is unsuitabe for larger vehicles, including camper vans.
OS Map Ref: SM 805 259
What 3 Words: since.riverbed.assures
Sat Nav users: Be aware our postcode SA62 6XD will not bring you directly to the woollen mill.
Public Transport:
There is no bus stop in Middle Mill which is where Solva Woollen Mill is.
The closest bus stop is located in Lower Solva. The Mill is approx. 1 mile walk along Prendergast Lane (next to the Cambrian Pub) from the bus stop.
Access to the mill:
On Arrival
- Solva Woollen Mill is approx. 1 mile along the valley from the village of Solva.
- Parking is free for all visitors.
- The car park has a gravel top surface.
- The mill can be reached over a flat footbridge across the river, from the car park. There is a small ramp onto and off the bridge.
- Should you need to park closer to the mill building, there is parking behind the mill. Access to this is along the drive next to the Corn Mill cottage. This is signposted from Middle Mill. Alternately please contact the mill for details.
- The wooden bridge across the river has hand rails on both sides.
- Visitors are urged to be aware and keep close supervision of children and dogs at all times.
Outside Access:
- The Mill is entirely step-free from the car park, throughout the outdoor areas, and inside the mill buildings.
- There is a flat stone paved path, leading from the footbridge to the door of the weaving shed and continues to the entrance of the shop.
- The whole of the outside area has a fence running alongside it. This is because in places there are steep slopes leading to streams and also wet, boggy areas of land. Visitors are urged not to climb these fences, and to be aware of what children and dogs are up to and keep them under close supervision at all times.
- There is a gravel topped path leading from near the shop entrance round to where the waterwheel is.
- Outside seating is wooden picinic benches. There are also 2 low level wooden seats incorporated into the surrounding railway sleeper boundary.
- The waterwheel has been restored and there is a channel of water used to power it. This area has a fence surrounding it and visitors are not allowed within this area for any reason.
Access to shop and tearoom:
- The doors are not automated; if assistance is required staff will be happy to help.
- The Mill is entirely on ground level and the shop and tearoom have hard slate floors.
- Free entry.
- The tea room is mostly flat, with a small ramp leading up to the tearoom counter. The rest of the shop and tearoom is level.
- The shop and tearoom are well lit spaces.
- There is ample room in the shop for a wheelchair to turn and manoeuvre.
- Our tearoom provides seating, with a selection of drinks and home made cakes on offer. We do not serve any hot food.
- Any allergies must be highlighted to staff who will (if possible) direct you to allergen free products.
- Tearoom tables and chairs are wooden. There is also a soft leather sofa (low seating).
Access to toilets:
- These are directly accessible from the tearoom.
- The door is not automated; if assistance is required staff will be happy to help.
- There is a dedicated disabled toilet, that also has baby changing facilities.
- A small ramp leads from the tearoom into the toilets.
- The toilets have hard, tiled flooring thoughout.
- The area is well lit.
Access to weaving shed:
- This area is accessible to all visitors, but it is a working area. It can be very noisy and dangerous so care should be taken when visiting this area.
- The doors are not automated; if assistance is required staff will be happy to help.
- There may be times when access to the weaving shed is restricted due to the nature of it being a working mill.
- Due to the need to operate safely, the looms are located behind a safety screen. No access is allowed whilst they are being used.
- The weaving shed is flat throughout with a concrete floor.
- Visitors should be aware that part of the weaving shed is quite dark.
- There is a video playing in the weaving shed, showing all aspects of the weaving processes at the mill. This can be helpful for visitors when the looms are being refilled so not actually weaving, and when we're open on Saturdays in the summer.
Other Information
- Free wi-fi is available to customers.
- We currently do not have any Braille or tactile signage.
Contact Us
- We are always looking for ways to improve the service we provide to our visitors. Please contact us if you have any comments or queries about your visit to the Mill or this access statement.
Diolch yn fawr iawn,
Thank you very much from us all at Solva Woollen Mill